So in the past 48 hours, Hillary has got endorsements from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and this, from Elizabeth Warren: Trump has no endorsements from any former president in his party. Unprecedented, but not surprising. But he is not without prominent endorsements: The great boxing promoter, Don King, just endorsed me. Nice! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, … Read More
Delete Your Account
Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2016 Donald Trump does not intend to raise much money. Which means he won’t have a lot of internal polls or much of a ground game. Cuz that’s how “politicians” (said scornfully) do things, and Trump is not … Read More
Trump’s Achilles Heel
Explained: Weakness is the cardinal sin on the right and the ultimate conservative insult. They fear it. It is why you can count on Republicans always to double down and never back down. “I will never, ever back down,” Trump said in his speech on Tuesday. Tracy writes, “Trump—brash and outspoken egomaniac that he is—can’t resist responding to any fight.” … Read More
The Bernie Losers
Yeah. I’m just going to excerpt John Cole here, and you can assume my tacit approval. Grumpy Berniebots can complain to HIM. Allow Me a Moment to Rant about the God Damned Kids (Alternate Working Title- Your Drum Circle and Feelings Entitles You to Zero Votes) So right now, this is where we stand. – Hillary has won an outright … Read More
Here Comes The General (Election)
The results are still coming in, but last night’s primary was a clear Clinton win. New Jersey and California were not as close as come polls predicted. In California, with 96% of the votes in, H. Clinton has 55.9% of the vote (1,848,922 votes, 324 delegates) to Sanders’ 43.1% (1,424,167 votes, 189 delegates). New Jersey was a blowout, with Clinton getting over 63% … Read More
Lord Gets Served
For nearly a 20 minutes Tuesday night, CNN political commentator and Donald Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord tried to defend the presumptive GOP nominee’s racist rant against a federal judge. It didn’t go well at all. Instead, seven other panelists raked Lord over the coals. Asked whether he would denounce what Trump said as racism, Lord said, “It wasn’t racism. He is calling attention … Read More
Breaking: Trump Issues Statement On Trump U
Interestingly, he reiterates much of what he says before, although he blames the media for “misconstruing” his earlier comments. It is hard to tell what exactly he is saying was “misconstrued.” But more importantly, I believe, is the last paragraph, where he says he will no longer answer questions or talk about the Trump U case. Hmmmmm. We’ll see. The … Read More
Florida AG Gets $ From Trump And Drops Case Against Trump U
This story has been around for a day or two, and needs more scrutiny: WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates The new disclosure from Attorney General Pam Bondi’s spokesman to The Associated Press … Read More
The Last Super Tuesday 2016
That’s an anti-Trump ad that, in any other year, would kill the candidate it targets. Just thought I would throw it out there. So here we are. Another Super Tuesday. Important on the Dem side if only because it should put away Bernie (or conversely, propel him as a viable alternative). 694 Democratic delegates up for grabs in New Jersey, California, … Read More
Trump Openly Defies His Own Advisors
This is fascinating and unprecedented: During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign. An embattled Donald Trump urgently rallied his most visible supporters to defend his attacks on a federal judge’s Mexican ancestry during a conference call on Monday in which he ordered them to question the … Read More
Sometimes…. You Just Lose
I don’t mind if Bernie Sanders wants to stay in the primary race until the Dem Convention, but he’s (or rather, his supporters have) got to stop with the “rigged system” bullshit. Why? This… I try not to tweet about US election stuff, but amid the discussions about primary rules, I found this interesting: pic.twitter.com/plnlTQEOc3 — Dina D. Pomeranz (@dinapomeranz) … Read More
The GOP/RNC Response To Hillary’s Trump-Blasting Speech? Nada
Any other election year, if the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee gave a speech blasting the foreign policy — and the temperament to run foreign policy — of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, you would see talking points memos and pundits flood the media outlets in a severe backlash. Trump responded with a tweet. And the rest of the GOP? Nothing. … Read More
Hillary Is Fighting Today
Imagine if he had not just his Twitter account at his disposal when he’s angry, but America’s entire arsenal. https://t.co/e7M2CV3sj6 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 2, 2016 And its already getting good reviews…. Well said. This speech is probably the best we’ve seen from HRC in months. https://t.co/IULHyWI18z — Steve Benen (@stevebenen) June 2, 2016 Mother Jones sums it up: … Read More
Always Be Closing
This isn’t illegal, but many of the documents released in the civil lawsuit against Trump University show the high-pressure sales pressure put on unsuspecting prospective “students”. Below are pages from the so-called “playbook” used by Trump University recruiters. The playbook instructed employees on how to get attendees to a free “Trump” seminar to cough up $35,000 to attend the full “university” … Read More
Testy Trump Gets Testy When Press Holds Him Accountable
Not long ago, in late January, Trump skipped a GOP debate in Wisconsin. Instead, he held an event in Des Moines which, he claimed, raised $6 million for military veterans. Trump, not used to being called out on his lies, had a bit of a problem. The press, as time went on, started reporting that the $6 million was untrue, … Read More